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C34500 Brass vs. 535.0 Aluminum

C34500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 535.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C34500 brass and the bottom bar is 535.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
67
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 28
10
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
25
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 260
190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 430
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 180
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 910
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
100
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
23
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
79

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.2
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 42 to 75
24
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 69 to 160
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 15
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 16
35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 14
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
91.5 to 93.6
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.0030 to 0.0070
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Copper (Cu), % 62 to 65
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
6.2 to 7.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 32 to 36.5
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15